| From: | Jay |
| Date: | 27 May 2000 at 08:40:11 |
| Subject: | Re:Asim vs MakeCD... Was (unknown)...OT from 3.5 |
I tried AsimCDFS on the Yamaha 8424 (external). It didn't work. Even after
reinstalling on 3.1. It works fine with my Sony, regardless of OS version.
It's a nice drive though, I got it working on a Mac and a Win98 machine.
There are things that MasterISO does that are very nice: such as convert
Studio16 files into CDDA. It provides good control over what type of CD to
write, but I've had my fair share of coasters made by it too. All the bugs
are not worked out of it yet, so if they are not supporting it. I would say
go with something that will be supported. When CD-R's first showed up,
Asimware was the way to go. Now I'm not so sure.
One thing I really hated about AsimCDFS is that some music CD's with
autoplay functions would not load. They loaded fine in my Win95 machine,
but would not even mount with AsimCDFS and 3.1. I'll have to try one of
them with the OS3.5 CD software. I don't care about the autoplay data
track(s) I would just like to have the audio tracks. Another mess with
AsimCDFS is the way it handles scratched disks. I get CD's from dancers
that really abuse them. The tracks will still play on a Win98 machine
(using the same external drive and AsimCDFS) the same tracks will not load
on my Amiga. In cases where the CD does mount on the Amiga, if the tracks
are not perfect, after AsimCDFS converts the tracks to Studio16 or other
formats there are typically terrible pops and timing problems with the
samples. I've resorted to playing most CD's into my AD516 directly off of
another CD drive in order to sample tracks. At least I usually don't want
the whole track.
Sorry to stray a little, it's late here and I did mark this Off Topic (OT).
>Hello
>
>
>On 26-May-00, you remarked:
>
>>I Hi Michael
>
>>I On 25-May-00, you wrote:
>
>>I> Hello
>>I> I checked ASIMWare yesterday (Wednesday) and the site is totally
redone,
>>I> with no reference to any Amiga products. I heard that they have dropped
>>I> Asim CDFS and are considering dropping MasterISO as well. Seems they
are
>>I> not interested in us anymore.
>
>>I Yep. Can't even get the ASIM updates from their site anymore.
>
>>I>
>>I> Of course, this altered my plans to purchase a CD mastering suite from
>>I> them. I've looked over MakeCD, it looks nice, and it's cheaper than
>>I> AsimCDFS plus MasterISO.
>
>>I I looked at MasterISO (as well as BurnCD) and that was a factor in me
not
>>I choosing MasterISO. I'm the new proud owner of a Yamaha 4416s and
MakeCD.
>>I I can report that they both work wonderfully under OS3.5!!!! I pulled
>>I out my old 4x, installed the software. I burned a 70 minute live CD
with
>>I no problems my first try!!!!! I'm listening to it as I type this. :-)
>
>I'm considering a Yamaha 8424. I wandered into Future Shop and saw they
>were offering them for $390 now, about $40 less than last time. Will have
>to call my local Amiga retailer and ask for a quote again, as they were the
>cheapest last time.
>
>Anyone out there running a Yamaha 8424 with MakeCD? Asim said it wasn't
>directly supported, but should work with MasterISO. (I have a P5
>A2060/50MHz with 64M of ram too. Asim wasn't sure of any SCSI issues
there).
>
>MasterISO and AsimCDFS would cost me $150 to $170 retail here. MakeCD is
>about $82, plus fees for getting a money order at the bank. Big
difference.
>
>MasterISO is a nice package, but the demo has crashed and invalidated a
>drive a few times. Another reason for getting their product is the fact
>they are located about 300 miles from here, in Hamilton. So they are in
the
>same time zone...
>
>But it looks like their interest in Amiga products is waning. Too bad,
>considering a lot of people I know have AsimCDFS, and got it years ago. I
>know they sold off a lot of their Amiga equipment a few years ago.
>
>
>>I> (Plus they lose if I get a wintel and decide to
>>I> buy a CD-R package for it, HotBurn isn't likely anymore.)
>
>>I Yep.
>
>
>Regards
>
>Michael
>
>--
>
>Michael Rozeboom
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